Wellington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, home to about 432 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 64097.
Homes sold for a median of $192 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Wellington; also Napoleon
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wellington. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)41 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL380 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wellington; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Wellington had 738 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 552nd largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Lafayette County grew from 31,679 residents in 1900 to 32,984 in 2020.
Lafayette County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 43.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lexington 3e, MO weather station (8 miles away).
6,755 jobs at 732 businesses in Lafayette County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wellington.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington-Napoleon Elem.Wellington | Pre-K–5 | 178 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Wellington-Napoleon HighWellington | 6–12 | 203 | Public | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Napoleon.
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